Digital Trend: BOOKLESS LIBRARIESWhat if you could fit all of a library’s collec

Digital Trend: BOOKLESS LIBRARIESWhat if you could fit all of a library’s collec

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Digital Trend: BOOKLESS LIBRARIES
What if you could fit all of a library’s collection in the palm of your hand? That’s part of the idea behind an upcoming bookless public library in San Antonio. Called Biblio Tech, the system will lend out e-readers loaded with 10,000 titles for two-to-three –week periods. But don"t bother holding on to the device longer than that because it’s programmed to go dead.
Other libraries have tried similar programs: In 2002, the Santa Rosa Branch Library in Tucson, Arizona, launched a digital-only facility, and a bookless project was proposed last year in Newport Beach, California. Those digital-only projects folded—residents wanted their paperbacks—but Stanford University maintains a successful bookless engineering library with over 65,000 titles. Officials say digital libraries are a low-cost way to educate the masses and argue their rise is inevitable.
Still, some insist print isn’t doomed. A recent Wall Street Journal article notes that e-book purchases skew(倾斜)heavily toward the sort of  “light entertainment” novels you can pick up at the grocery store. A survey from the Pew Research Center shows that about 90 percent of digital readers still crack open physical books.( After all, there are only four Twilight books. How hard is it to drag those around?)
小题1:From the first paragraph, we can tell _____.
A.you can always keep all of the books in your hands,
B.Biblio Tech will lend readers 10,000 books temporarily.
C.the books will not be stored in your device forever.
D.the bookless public library can be found in San Antonio now.
小题2:The following statements are true except that _____.
A.the Santa Rosa Branch Library lend out e-readers with 10,000 books.
B.the physical books are still popular despite those bookless projects.
C.Stanford University sets a successful example of bookless engineering.
D.some officials agree that digital libraries are educative and unavoidable.
小题3:What is the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 2?
A.succeededB.openedC.acceptedD.failed
小题4:Some people insist that print will not disappear because _____.
A.e-books are mainly sort of “light entertainment” novels.
B.most of the digital readers prefer books about physics.
C.a majority of e-reader users still choose to read paperbacks.
D.it is easy to take 4 Twilight books everywhere.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析

试题分析:文章大意:未来的图书馆里不会有书本,通过数码的手动智能方式就能利用收集所有书籍于掌中的设备来阅读;但即使如此,人们依然不能将印刷的书籍丢掉。
小题1:C 细节理解题。A项从第一句话“What if you could fit all of a library’s collection in the palm of your hand?”可知只是一种假设;从倒数第二句话也知道不是所有的书,排除;B项从第三句话可知是10000titles,指的是文章,不是书本。C项从本段最后一句“But don"t bother holding on to the device longer than that because it’s programmed to go dead.”可知是正确。D项本段中的“upcoming”和“the system will”可知是未来的设想,并非现在就有了,故排除D。
小题2:A 细节理解题。根据第一段提到10000 titles,以及“the system will”故A 项错误;B项与第三段最后一句相符;C项与第二段倒数第二句相符;D项与第二段最后一句相符。
小题3:D 词义猜测题。根据本句话“Those digital-only projects folded—residents wanted their paperbacks—but Stanford University maintains a successful bookless engineering library with over 65,000 titles.”中有并列连词but,说明前后两句话意思相反,下文讲到斯担福大学有一个成功的无书图书馆,所以该空与successful相反的词,故D正确。
小题4:A 推理判断题。本题题干是双重否定表示肯定,根据最后一段第三句“A survey from the Pew Research Center shows that about 90 percent of digital readers still crack open physical books”可知C正确。
考点:科技类短文阅读。
举一反三
It had been a difficult move. I’d left my family and friends in Indiana, the beloved state where I’d lived most of my life. My new home in Florida was thousands of miles away from anything I knew. It was hot—all the time. Jobs were hard to come by, but I was up for almost any challenge.
At last, I taught in a special school where students have severe learning and behavioral difficulties.
Another teacher and I had spent weeks teaching the children appropriate behavior for public outings. Unexpectedly, only a few students, including Kyle, had not earned the privilege of going. He was determined to make his disappointment known.
In the corridor(走廊) between classrooms, he began screaming, cursing, spitting, and swinging at anything within striking distance. Once his outburst died down, he did what he’d done when he was angry at all his other schools, at home, even once at a juvenile detention(拘留)center. He ran.
People watched in disbelief as Kyle dashed straight into the heavy morning traffic in front of the school.
I heard someone shout, “Call the police!”
But I ran after him.
Kyle was at least a foot taller than me. And he was fast. His older brothers were track stars at the nearby high school. But I could run long distances without tiring. I would at least be able to keep him in my sight and know he was alive.
After several blocks of running directly into oncoming traffic, Kyle slowed his pace.
He took a sharp left. Standing next to a trash bin, Kyle bent over with his hands on his knees. I must have looked ridiculous. But his was not a look of fear. I saw his body relax. He did not attempt to run again. Kyle stood still and watched me approach. I had no idea what I was going to say or do, but I kept walking closer.
He opened his mouth to speak when a police car pulled up, abruptly filling the space between Kyle and me. The school principal and an officer got out. They spoke calmly to Kyle, who willingly climbed into the back of the vehicle. I couldn’t hear what was said, but I didn’t take my eyes off Kyle’s face, even as they drove away.
I couldn’t help but feel that I had failed him, that I should have done or said more, that I should have fixed the situation.
I shared my feelings with a speech therapist who was familiar with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran after him before, Rachel,” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”
Things changed the day he ran and I ran after him, even though I didn’t have the right words, even though I wasn’t able to save him from the mess he was in. It was the day I didn’t throw my hands in the air and decide he was too fast, a waste of time and effort , a lost cause. It was the day my mere presence was enough to make a profound difference.
小题1:From the passage we know that _____.
A.the author left her family to Florida because jobs were hard to come by in Indiana.
B.students were allowed to go out after they passed some specific tests.
C.the author worked in a school where students were excellent.
D.no teacher had ever run after Kyle before except the author .
小题2:Which of the following description about Kyle is not true?
A.He had some behavioral difficulties and once moved from one detention to another.
B.He used to run out to let out his anger when he was in school,home or juvenile detention.
C.Different from his brothers, he learned in a special school while not a normal high school.
D.He was moved by his teacher who treated him with more patience and understanding.
小题3:Which is the correct order of the trace?
①He burst out when he knew he couldn’t go out.      ②I decided to run after him.
③Kyle stoppped beside a trash bin.                      ④A police car came and Kyle left with it.
⑤He rushed into the heavy morning traffic.       ⑥Kyle slowed his pace.
⑦I walked toward Kyle.
A.①⑤②⑥③⑦④B.①⑤②④⑥⑦③
C.⑤④②⑥③⑦①D.①②⑥⑦③④⑤
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?
A.Kyle, a Boy with Learning and Behavior Difficulties.
B.The Teacher Who Ran.
C.A School with Special Students.
D.A Terrible Conflict.

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Poor Oral Health Leads to Social and Emotional Problems
A new report says nearly four-billion people have major tooth decay, or cavities. That number represents more than half of the world"s population. Health officials are warning that failure to repair cavities can lead to social and emotional problems.
Wagner Marcenes is with the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary, University of London. He led a team of researchers as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. About 500 researchers attempt to collect and examine studies about all major diseases. They used the information to estimate rates of the infection.
The report says untreated tooth decay is the most common of all 291 major diseases and injuries. Professor Marcenes says cavities or holes  in permanent teeth are also known as caries.
"Caries is a chronic disease that shares the same risk factors as cancer, cardiovascular disease. What we"re having now is an increase in disease from highly developed countries happening in sub-Saharan Africa and probably it will be in other areas of Africa, too."
He says an increase in tooth decay in Africa could be a result of developing countries becoming more like Western nations.
"It is likely to be related to a change in diet. Our industrialized diet leads to chronic disease, which includes caries. And that may be the main explanation."
Western diets are rich in sugar, a leading cause of health problems in the mouth. Wagner Marcenes says oral health problems can have a major effect on a person"s quality of life. First, cavities make eating difficult. Second, people may change what they eat. They may eat softer foods that are not hard to chew. However, softer foods are often fattier foods.
But professor Marcenes says the biggest issue in tooth decay is both social and mental. He says the researchers found strong evidence that the mouth has a big influence on socialization. He says many people want to hide bad teeth. They smile less and communicate less.
Wagner Marcenes is calling for an "urgent, organized, social response" to the widespread lack of oral health. He believes in a natural method to fight tooth decay by having a healthier diet. He is also calling for the development of new and less costly dental materials and treatments.
小题1:From the passage, we know that Wagner Marcenes ______.
A.works as the leader of the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary, University of London.
B.and his researchers accumulate some studies to find out some ways to cure all major disease.
C.is in charge of the activity to estimate the infection rate with the collected and examined studies about all major studies.
D.thinks that the most serious problem caused by tooth decay is cancer that will last for a long time.
小题2:Caries is a disease that ______.
A.is listed in the most common of all 291 major diseases and injuries which will last for a long time..
B.is closely related to industrialized diet which calls for people to eat slowly.
C.increases in Africa now because developing countries are becoming developed countries.
D.will cause phychological disorder which will affect people’s communication.
小题3:The writer wrote this passage in order to ______.
A.arouse people’s concern about caries and take measures to deal with it.
B.tell the result of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study.
C.warn people in Africa to adjust their diet to prevent caries.
D.tell doctors that caries affects a person’s quality of life.
小题4:What is the writer’s attitude towards tooth decay?
A.indifferentB.concernedC.angryD.negative

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Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
小题1:People learn English _______.
A.at school B.over the radio
C.on TV D.not all in the same way
小题2:Different kinds of people want to learn English _______.
A.together with other subjects B.for different reasons
C.for their work D.for higher studies at colleges
小题3:From this passage we know that _______.
A.we can learn English easily
B.English is very difficult to learn
C.English is learned by most people in the world
D.English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn
小题4:Which of the following is right?
A.We don’t need to learn any foreign languages.
B.We can do well in all our work without English.
C.English is the most important subject in schools.
D.We should learn English because we need to face the world.

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Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures(压力) from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted(有天赋的) enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They become dropouts.
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents serif their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends — they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists(心理学家) now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.
小题1:“Dropouts” are those who _______.
A.make troubles in and out of schools
B.go about or stay home instead of being at school
C.try hard but always fails in the exams
D.lose hope and give up some of their subjects
小题2:According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students _______.
A.how to study wellB.how to get on with others
C.to show love and care for othersD.All above
小题3:Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.The Trouble in Japanese Schools
B.The Problems of Japanese Students
C.Education in Japan
D.The Pressures on the Students in Japan

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What exactly is intelligence? There aren’t any easy answers.Despite the progress that has been made in genetics and psychology, human intelligence has remained one of the most controversial areas of modern science,until now, that is, for the discovery of a gene linked to intelligence has made the experts think again.
Robert Plomin of the Institute of Psychiatry in London and his colleagues in the US have been looking into genetic make-up.From their research, they have discovered that a slightly different gene is more common in those with a high IQ.Plomin analyzed DNA from two groups of 51 children aged between 6 and 15.What he found was that the first group had an IQ of 136, putting them in the top 5% of the population, while the other group had an average IQ of 103.An analysis of their genes showed that 32% of children in the higher group had the gene in question, while only 16% in the second group did.However, there is a lot more research to be done, and Plomin himself is cautious at this early stage.He suggests that there are probably many genes that contribute to intelligence, rather than just one. Several studies have shown a strong link between IQ and career success, although some psychologists remain unconvinced about this.Professor Michael Rowe, who has written a book called Genius Explained, is one of these.“The people with the highest IQs are not usually the ones who do best in their careers.”
Many psychologists now believe that when it comes to intelligence, IQ isn’t everything.Many alternative views have been put forward recently.One example is the idea of multiple intelligences, which was developed in the 1980s by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner.This offers a much broader view than the IQ theory, including creativity and communication skills as relevant factors in intelligence.
Tony Buzan, brain expert and author of Master your Memory, is enthusiastic about this belief, arguing that true geniuses do indeed appear to combine high levels of each type of intelligence.He lists Alexander the Great, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein as examples.At the same time, Buzan believes that everyone can develop their intelligence, only if they take the trouble to exercise their brain.Perhaps there’s hope for us all!
小题1:What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The development of intelligence
B.The idea of multiple intelligences
C.IQ isn’t everything for intelligence
D.Alternative views have been put forward
小题2:Why does the author use data in Paragraph 2?
A.To make a suggestion.B.To draw a conclusion
C.To prove an idea.D.To give an example
小题3:What can we learn from the passage?
A.Robert Plomin confirms genes have something in common
B.Howard Gardner thinks intelligence includes various factors
C.Michael Rowe approves of a strong link between IQ and career
D.Tony Buzan agrees geniuses exercise brain to improve intelligence
小题4:What might be the best title of the passage?
A.The relationship between genes and intelligence
B.IQ benefits a lot from high intelligence
C.How to develop intelligence.
D.What makes intelligence.

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